Scherzo for String Trio

Hey everyone,

Here's a Scherzo that I wrote for two violins and single viola.

It's meant to be fairly light hearted and be a little odd (not too much).

It's structure is an ABA' form with each section having aba' subsections.

It took me only a few hours to compose, which is a very short time for me, and it needs a lot of work still (which is why I am posting this for criticism).

Please tell me what you think, thank you.

Hi-Fi

Lo-Fi

Greetings, MonkeysAteMe,

shouldn't this be in the writer's block forum? It seems quite incomplete to me. You have some good melodies there. Also, I love the viola being used as the bass! It makes for a very witty (?) texture!

You have harmonized with fourths a lot. That, despite its archaic feel, gets a bit tiresome, after a while. Some transitions were not working very smoothly. Also, this is long. The modulation is a fresh touch, but it should have happened a lot earlier, IMO. Yes, and the score is a mess!

This can become a very fine piece of music! I see a lot of potential. Keep writing!

Thank you very much for your comments. I like the transitions the way they are , as in not very smooth, but I definently see where the majority of people would not like it that way.

I'll look into the harmony and look for more places to modulate.

Thank you for listening!